Holder for sifter-top cans or packages



Dec. 16, 1930. 5, wrr E OO 1,784,979

HOLDER FOR SIFTER TOP CANS OR PACKAGES Filed Nov. 10, 1928 Patented Dec. 16, 1930 UNITED STATES PATIENT OFFICE.

LILLIAN S. WITHERSPOON, 01' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA HOLDER FOB SIFTER -TOP CANS R PACKAGES Application filed November 10, 1928. Serial No. 318,530.

This invention relates to holders for sifter top cans or packages containing household cleaning preparations and the like.

The object of the present invention is to 5 provide a holder into which original packages, such as sifter top cans or other receptacles containing household cleaning preparations may be' easily inserted and their contents directly dispensed. At present 'it is impossible to procure a suitable holder for this particular use, and as said holder elimi-' nates damage to tile, porcelain or the like resulting from rust or color stains which now I often accrue when using only the original cans, and also provides a means of preventing the cans from slipping from the hand,-the need for this particular type of holder can be readily understood. Such cans have large labels thereon, and a holder that would conceal such advertising would be appreciated by many. Other objects will hereinafter appear. One form which my invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-.-

Fig. 1 is a top elevation of holder. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of assembled holder.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the upper memher of the holder.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of base or lower member.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of upper and base member joined together and illustrating the .35 position of the original can when placed within the holder.

Referring to the drawings in detail, Fig. 1, is a top view of the holder showing the mwardly directed flange 4 around the upper edge 5, and serves to illustrate the approx mate proportional extent of said flange 111 relation to the circumference of the holder. A flange of this character allows the top dispensing section 8 of the original can, 9, to be fully exposed, and also serves as a means of retaining the can in'the holder.

Fig. 2 shows the assembled holder with the side handle, 3, attached thereto. By referring to Fig. 3, 1t Wlll be noted that flange 4 extends downwardly as well as inwardly, and engages over the upper edge or head of the can, thus serving not only as a strong means of retaining the can in the holder, but also largely preventing the contents from getting between the container 9, and the holder. The upper edge or bead of the can fits against the inneror lower face of the flange 5 contiguous to the side walls of the holder, and the side walls are adapted to snugly embrace the can and hold the same against lateral movement, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The base member of the holder as shown by Fig. 4: is provided with a solid bottom 10, which, in connection with the side walls thereof, acts as a cup, and therefore, when the base member 4 is joined with the upper member 2, at point 6, it forms a complete rustproof covering for the can from a point slightly within the periphery of the top 8, of the can 9, leaving exposed only the dispensing surface ofthe can, thus afiording ample protection against rust or color stains which usually occur if cans are used without this protecting means.

Fig. 5 indicates a can, 9, placed within the holder and clearly shows how flange 4, resting directly against top 8 of can 9, prevents the contents of the original can from getting between the side walls of theholder and the can, as well as how the can is retained in the holder. I 7

Household cleaning compounds or preparations are put up in sifter top cans ready for use ;that is, they are to be dispensed directly from the can in which they are packed, but as these packages or cans have been made with the idea of economy, they have several very damaging and disagreeable features when placed in actual use. As cleaning preparations are always used with or around water, and as the cans are not rustproof, nor the labels thereon fast color, use of such cans very often seriously mars expensive bath or' kitchen tiling or porcelain by leaving almost irremovable rust or color stains.

The cans are usually handled with moist or wet hands, and very often slip from the grasp because the sides become too slick to enable a firm grip. to be had. I have, therefore,

developed a s cial type of holder in which original top cans may be readily ins'erted and removed, and from which the contents are dispensed from the. original can the same as heretofore and safely handled.

While certain features of the present invention are more or less specifically illus-, trated, I wish it understood that various changes in form and proportion may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims. I similarly wish it understood that the materials and finish of the several parts employed may be such as the experience and judgment of the manufacturer may dictate or various uses may demand.

Having thus described m invention, what I claim and desire to secure y Letters Patent 1s- A holder for Sifter top cans comprising an elongated container adapted to receive and snugly fit a sifter'top can, an integral, shallow, hook-shaped, inwardly and downwardly turned flange on the upper end of the con tainer engageable with the up r end of the sifter top can and leaving t e top of the sifter top can exposed, the exterior surface of the can fitting against the holder contiguous to the side walls thereof, whereby the can is firmly held by the side walls against lateral movement, and a bottom on the container engageable with the lower end of the sifter top can to retain the same .in firm engagement with the said flange on the upper end of the container.

LILLIAN S. WITEERSPOON.

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